Here ’s When Your Body Burns the Most Calories, According to a New StudyEverything from your workouts to your sleep schedule can influence how many calories you burn throughout the day. And according to a small new study, there may be a time of day during which your body naturally burns the most calories.
That’s likely thanks to circadian rhythms, which control the body’s internal clock and sleep and wake cycles. These rhythms can also influence calorie burning, according to the research, which was published Thursday in Current Biology. At rest, humans burn about 10% more calories in the late afternoon than they do late at night, laboratory experiments found.
That equals about 130...Source: TIME: Health - November 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime Research Source Type: news

Should You Take Aspirin Every Day? Here ’s What the Science SaysAspirin is best known as an over-the-counter painkiller. But acetylsalicylic acid, as it’s called chemically, has many other health benefits, as well as side effects, in the body that have only become clear in recent years.
Here’s what the latest science says about the health benefits and side effects of aspirin, as well as which conditions it may treat and those it doesn’t appear to improve. (If you are taking aspirin for any reason other than for periodic pain relief, it’s best to consult with your doctor to confirm whether the benefits outweigh the risks in your particular case.)
How aspirin affe...Source: TIME: Health - November 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthytime Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Can dogs detect cancer?Dogs have an incredibly sensitive sense of smell. They are able to detect various types of cancer through odor signatures in a person ’s breath, urine, and skin. Here, we look at how dogs can detect cancer, the types of cancer they can smell, and how medical professionals can use dogs in cancer research and diagnostics. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news

Merrimack to shelve lead cancer drug, lay off most of workforceCambridge biotech Merrimack Pharmaceuticals plans to end development of its lead cancer drug and lay off 60 percent of its workforce as part of a corporate restructuring.
Merrimack (Nasdaq: MACK) said during its third quarter earnings report on Wednesday that it will lay off approximately 40 employees by February, bringing its headcount down to 27 people. The company is also shelving what had been its most advanced drug in development, called MM-121, following disa ppointing trial results last month.
The… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 8, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Allison DeAngelis Source Type: news

Women were waiting months for a mastectomy. This surgeon changed that.In South Africa breast cancer can take 8 months to be diagnosed and 4 months for treatment to begin, but Project Flamingo is reducing the problem through its volunteer surgeons, who operate in their spare time -- and for free. To date they have saved the lives of 500 women. (Source: CNN.com - Health)Source: CNN.com - Health - November 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Health Tip: Understanding the HPV Vaccine-- The HPV vaccine protects against human papillomavirus, which has been shown to cause cancer in males and females, the American Cancer Society says.
More than 270 million doses have been administered since 2006, reports the society, saying studies... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 8, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Double whammy for grieving spouses with sleep problems(Northwestern University) Sleep disturbances have a strong negative impact on the immune system of people who have recently lost a spouse, reports a new study. The overactivated immune system of the bereaved triggered by sleep disturbances -- and resulting chronic inflammation -- may make them more susceptible to heart disease or cancer. Grieving spouses have a higher risk of developing heart disease or dying within a year of their loved one's death (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Baby 'boom' and 'bust': Nations' rates of childbirth vary significantly(Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation) Ninety-one nations are not producing enough children to maintain their current populations, while the opposite is true in 104 countries where high birth rates are driving population increases, according to a new scientific study.Total fertility rates (TFR), a summary measurement representing the average number of children a woman would deliver over her lifetime, have declined since 1950. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 8, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

IIT Roorkee researchers make headway in cancer therapyLed by P Gopinath, a team of IIT Roorkee researchers, have developed nanosized (having dimensions of a few nano meter) carbon materials have been extracted from the leaves of the rosy periwinkle plant. (Source: The Economic Times)Source: The Economic Times - November 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ashwagandha extract helps cancer patients stay strong(Natural News) Cancer brings with it a host of deleterious health conditions such as cachexia, where the body of the patient grows weak. Indian researchers believe ashwagandha root can mitigate this physical degeneration. They tested an extract of the herbal remedy for its anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activities, which help prevent the progressive condition. One out... (Source: NaturalNews.com)Source: NaturalNews.com - November 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Acupuncture at these specific points alleviates pain in cancer patients(Natural News) Cancer causes many adverse complications, including constant pain. A study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine looked into the viability of using acupuncture to soothe this pain and cause relief to cancer patients. Although cancers are named after the body part where the tumor – or tumors, in some cases... (Source: NaturalNews.com)Source: NaturalNews.com - November 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Women Who Are Early Risers Have Lower Risk Of Breast Cancer, Says New Study(CNN) — Women who are naturally early risers were found to have lower risk of developing breast cancer than evening types in a new study. One in 100 women who considered themselves morning people developed breast cancer, compared with two in every 100 women who called themselves evening people.
Cancer risks associated with a person’s body clock and sleep patterns have been reported in previous research and the UK researchers wanted to explore sleep traits in more detail, as well as any genetic factors underlying this.
Self-reported preferences for mornings or evenings (by their own definition of that preference...Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Breast Cancer Local TV Source Type: news

Juror: Glyphosate Verdict Not Due To 'Inflamed' Passions; Finding Should StandSAN FRANCISCO - One of the members of the California jury that awarded a cancer victim $289,254,882.32 in damages for exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto Co.'s herbicide Roundup, on Oct. 19 said in a phone interview that the judge should deny the company's attempts to throw out the verdict because Monsanto's allegation that the jury was "inflamed with passion" following the plaintiff counsel's closing argument "is just not true" (DeWayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company, No. CGC 16550128, Calif. Super., San Francisco Co.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - November 7, 2018 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

‘ Meat Taxes ’ Would Save Lives And Cut Health Care Costs, Study Says(CNN) — It would drive up the price of your barbecue but a global “meat tax” could save 220,000 lives and cut health care bills by $41 billion each year, according to a new study.
The numbers are based on evidence that links meat consumption to increased risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes.
Three years ago, the World Health Organization declared red meat such as beef, lamb and pork to be carcinogenic when eaten in processed forms, including sausages, bacon and beef jerky.
Health officials have also declared that unprocessed red meat like steak and burgers are “probably” carcinog...Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Offbeat Local TV Meat Source Type: news

University gets millions in federal dollars for leukemia researchWashington University was one of three U.S. academic centers to win millions in federal funding to continue research into leukemia and related blood cancers.
The National Institutes of Health awarded an $11.5 million grant funding a Specialized Program in Research Excellence (SPORE) in leukemia at the university. Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center are the other SPORE leukemia academic centers. The NIH program is intended to connect promising… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 7, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Diana Barr Source Type: news

University gets millions in federal dollars for leukemia researchWashington University was one of three U.S. academic centers to win millions in federal funding to continue research into leukemia and related blood cancers.
The National Institutes of Health awarded an $11.5 million grant funding a Specialized Program in Research Excellence (SPORE) in leukemia at the university. Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center are the other SPORE leukemia academic centers. The NIH program is intended to connect promising… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 7, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Diana Barr Source Type: news